Oscar was given a hero's welcome as he touched down in China after completing his £60million switch from Chelsea to Shanghai SIPG.

The former Blues midfielder was greeted by hundreds of fans desperate to catch a glimpse of the Brazilian international.

He was handed bouquets of flowers and stopped to sign autographs as he was escorted through the excited crowd by a club official.

Oscar will earn more than £500,000-a-week across the four-year deal he has penned in the Far East.

Oscar is mobbed by fans (Image: REUTERS)

The Brazilian has completed his £60m move to China (Image: REUTERS)

He will earn more than £500,000-a-week (Image: REUTERS)

He will play under former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas in the Chinese Super League after featuring just 11 times under Antonio Conte this term.

The Blues made a £35million profit on the playmaker, and SIPG general manager Sui Guoyang believes it was Oscar's lack of first-team football at Stamford Bridge that persuaded him to make the switch to China.

"Oscar has fallen out of favour with Conte because he has no place in Chelsea's 3-4-3 formation," Guoyang said.

"It played a key part in his desire to leave. He felt terrible to sit on the bench and not be involved. He is so young.

Oscar was given bouquets of flowers (Image: REUTERS)

The Brazilian penned autographs for fans (Image: REUTERS)

"Oscar wants to come back to the Brazil national team. Some of his compatriots play in the CSL and they still get called up to the national team. So it helped him to make the decision to move to China."

The 25-year-old netted 38 goals in 2013 games for Chelsea, and joins former Blues teammate Ramires in China, along with ex-Premier League stars Graziano Pelle, Paulinho and Papiss Cisse.

Oscar said: "I'm very happy to sign to SIPG. This is an important day for me to join to my new family in China."